San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-05-21
SHOCKING DEVILTRY.
TWO GERMAN SERVANT GIRLS THE
VICTIMS.
A Three-CoTnered Rape Case Against
Three Young Men of This City.

n ShSc Against
Three Young Men of This City.
The police authorities were called last night
10 the residence and boarding house OF Mrs.
Cole, No. ~ Pecan street, and when they ar
rived there, were told that u case OF unusual
Importance awaited them. They were In
formed & at one OF Mrs. Coles German SER
table desITed 10 pre np" cb "v so Ssee
against three young men OF this city, Charles
Walker and jose Quintana, employees OF the
san antonio Ice factory, and Henry Kelly.
named Bryan. The case proving serious, the
officers heard the story of the gir.s. A negro
cook at the boarding houss said she
had noticed one of the girls. Augusta,
by name, crying all day at odd
times, and finally asked her the reason. She
said, finally, after much persuasion, that she
diningroom walter AT Mrs. Coles, had become
acquainted, few days before with Charley
Walker and Quintans, while they were deliver.
them out Thursday night to take Ice cream.
and they went. Pound u hack In waiting and
after driving about town the men had taken
them out In the brush and while one, Quintana,
held Augusta, the other had outraged her
and the nackman had stood BY aud offered no
objections
police authorities and tho arrest of these
young men took place early this morning, and
they were committed To Jail TO await the &C
tion OF the grand jury, then IN session. A
charge was made before Justice Barnes,
charging Walker with rape, aud Quiniana and
Kelly rs being accessory to the case. The
grand jury were given the papers In the case.
A LIGHT repoIte called at Mrs. Coles tn
morning and saw that lady. He desired to
see the colored woman and the CIR to get
their statement for publication, but Mrs. Cole
deemed II not advisable, and refused to allow
him to see them. She also wanted
nothing at all published about the matter, de-
string II To be hushed up. She said she exer-
cised no control over her servants after their
work was done for the night, and said the two
girls were from the country; one was from
seeuin, the other from farm twenty
town i've months. the other two months
and neither had been serving her long, scarce
ly two months. One WAS II years Old, she
thought, the other Is on the night In question
the girls worked until nearly O'Clock. before
they left.
The reporter then called on the accused In
the county jail. Mr.. Walker, on being qucs
toned, gave his statement rs follows, cor
roborated by Quintana: He said Minnie. the
smaller OF the women, was alb ut "A years OF
age, and Augusta, the stout. heavy-set one,
was nearly The same age. He got acquainted
with them about the first of the month, and on
Thursday invited them to go out In the even
ing. They accepted and went with them l.: n
hack, hrst to San Pedro springs, then to
Lovers Lane, and came back. They had beer
several times, OF which the girls drank. OF
course, he, Walker, accomplished Illicit inter.
course with Augusta, but he denies forcing
her. says there was no struggle and that Quln-
taDa, instead of assisting him. went OF with
the Other girl, but failed in his desires. The
girls left the boarding house at g.:D, and when
they returned the girs were satisfied and In
vited them to come again this, Saturday night,
and they would go out again.
ase ne ss Visited e. Ke aSa s Ge
to the reporter Is as follows:
Night before last i was on my hack on
Alamo plaza. These two. young men,
whom I have never seen before and don't
know, came TO me about . O'Clock and told
him they would want him for perhaps two or
three hours and asked him his rates. lie tDld
thCm and they then said they would have to
see the girls and find out II they would 20
They then got In the hack and he drove them
tn near Travis park, stopping between HOus
ton and Travis street, on Navarro street
Previous to this one got out at the Cottage Sa-
loon and the others told him to drive back To
the Cottage, AID lie did so, aud all took a drink.
Then he drove back TO Travis park on
in the hack got out and Ia
ten minutes he came back with
drove back to the Cottage saloon, where they
picked up the other young 70 low, and then he
was ordered to drive to Geo. SchrOeders sa
LOOM ON East Commerce street, where, after
having some beer, they turned and drove TO
the San Pedro springs, where the four got
out the hack and walked around for about II
minutes, when they re-entered the hack, aud
he was told TO drive over on North Flores
street, which he did. At the junction of the
Fredericksburg road they told him to drive up
tn 1t street, and he did, and after crossing the
T. IL " ~ EbllTOdu lFdCh, blOpptu
and, after a little persuasion, the women were
induced TO get out, and one couple disap-
peared In the brush on one side OF the road,
while the other couple took the other eide. In
about 10 minutes they returned and entered
the hack, laughing and talking, and
he heard no cutlery or complaint
from the women during this time. Then they
drove down Alamo street, across the city and
stopped at the Mission store saloon where
they all took glass of beer each, and they
drove from there down Garden street to be
lou In rail tva trun Nuha thah unL
was stopped and all bands left the hack and
stayed about as long as the first time. During
this time he heard no cutlery or noise and
when the women returned to the hack, they
laughed and chatted as before. Then the
party returned to the city and he let one man
out at Travis park with the girls and he took
utes without them. After this, owing him
81. 80 Tor the ride, they went To the Washing
ton saloon, where they paid and discharged
him. That was all he knew OF II.
Kelly's story is very plain and straightfor-
ward and so Is Walkers, and further
confederation of Walkers story is that
he informed another employe OF the
ice factory yesterday Of the occurance OF the
nisht before, and certainly IL rape had been
done and the girl dragged out OF the hack in
the manner stated by her, Walker would
never have spoken of IL, willingly.
Walker Is young man who has worked
hard all his life, is of strict honesty and is
connected, remotely, with the family Of Col.
Lac0ste. Quintana Is a son OF County Com
missioner Qu,ntana and a brOther-in-law OF
our well known citizen, Mr. Antonio Rivas
Kelly, also. has lived here four or five years,
and bears a very good reputation as a hack
driver. II is understood the mother Of one of
the women lives i'm the city as a servant.
In conversation with the woman, Augusta
who claims to hsve been ravished, the LIGHT
reporter was Informed that she came from
New Berlin. She was 10 years old. She did
not tell aoybody about IL until Minnie told Il
To the cook. She said she got out with
Charley" twice, and claims TO have been
raylshed twice. The negro cook saw her
clothing, which were stained, but not torn
DIR. MeDger made a medical examination OF
the woman this morning. and while he re
fuses. being under oath, 10 converse about the
case he sa, she Is q very strong, big woman
to be raped" The grand jury is now investi-
eating the case.